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Between July 2012 and December 2014, 1,243 people suffered personal injury and 8 others died in motor vehicle accidents on Woodhaven Boulevard, Queens, NYC making it the third most dangerous road in New York City after Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn and the Grand Concourse, Bronx

Based on New York crash statistics analyzed from July 2012 to December  2014, the most dangerous intersections on Woodhaven Boulevard were: 101st Ave & Woodhaven Blvd with 42 crashes, 62 injuries and 1 fatality Jamaica Ave & Woodhaven Blvd with 38 crashes, 52 injuries and 2 fatalities Queens Blvd & Woodhaven Blvd with 32 crashes and 42 injuries…

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How can hospitals and other health care facilities mitigate the risk of falls and fall related injuries

Falls in hospitals can cause serious personal injury and sometimes death. Every year hundreds of thousands of people are falling in hospitals, rehabilitation centers, nursing facilities or other healthcare facilities. 30 to 50% of them will sustain injury. Elderly people are not the only ones at risk. Medical conditions, medication, surgery,…

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A pedestrian suffered serious personal injury in a hit and run accident in Queens, NYC

A young man was seriously injured after being struck by a car in New York City a little bit before 10:00 pm yesterday night. The pedestrian was crossing Union Turnpike near Woodhaven Blvd, in Forest Hills, Queens, when he was hit by the negligent driver. According to a witness, the car didn’t…

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Two cases handled by New York Personal Injury Law Firm Gair Gair Conason Steigman Mackauf Bloom and Rubinowitz made it to the 2015 New York’s Verdicts & Settlements Hall of Fame

We are proud to announce that a bicycle accident verdict and an auto accident settlement obtained by our New York personal injury attorneys have been listed in the 2015 New York Law Journal’s New York’s Verdict & Settlement Hall of Fame. Induction into the New York’s Verdicts and Settlements Hall of…

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11 people suffered personal injury in a New York bus accident

A motorcyclist was critically injured and 10 other people suffered minor injury after a bus collided with a car in New York City last Wednesday. The accident happened at the intersection of Woodhaven Boulevard and 81st Road in Woodhaven, Queens. The bus that was transporting special needs adults collided with a Nissan Sedan.…

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New York City streets are getting safer with both traffic deaths and traffic personal injuries trending lower

4,737 people were injured and 21 died in 18,862 traffic accidents in New York City in August according to recent statistics released by the NYPD. The number of motor vehicle accidents has been increasing steadily over the last three years however the number of deaths and injuries are both on a…

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How to prevent construction accidents and injuries related to nanomaterials?

Nano-enabled construction products usage has been expanding fast but little is know about the potential health dangers of these products for construction workers who are exposed to them.  Because manufacturers are not obligated to disclose that their products  contain nanoparticles it makes it even more difficult for contractors and construction…

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A bicyclist suffered severe personal injury after being struck by a truck in Queens, New York City

A  19 year old was  seriously injured in a bicycle accident Monday early morning in Queens. The young man was riding on the eastbound bicycle lane along 34th street in Corona when he was struck by a truck turning right onto 105th street. The accident happened at night around 1:15…

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To avoid additional costs to protect tenants from potential injury many New York property owners planning to do construction work falsify paper work by indicating the building is vacant

Tenants at many building in New York City and particularly rent-stabilized tenants are being endangered and harassed by negligent property owners that are allowed to start construction work after they asserted that their building was empty when filing with the NYC Department of Buildings. Despite Mayor de Blasio’s blue print to improve the efficiency…

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Two pedestrians were injured in two separate car accidents in the Bronx, NYC

A man suffered serious personal  injury after he was intentionally run over by a driver with whom he had an argument minutes before the hit and run on 155th street and Union Street in the Bronx, NYC. The man was transported to the hospital in critical condition. The police were looking for…

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